"It's understandable to go to the mines to work as coolies. According to my understanding of Northeast China, the mineral resources here are not only rich in China, but also in the whole of Asia. The iron ore in Anshan and Benxi, the coal in Fushun and Fuxin, the magnesium in Dashiqiao, and the molybdenum in the Yang family's cane are all necessary resources for the military industry. It is understandable that the Japanese sent us to the mines to work as coolies. However, most of the resources in the northeast have been developed in Liaoning, and there are no major mines in the north except for a few coal mines in Heilongjiang. Could it be that the Japanese have been pulling us north so much, to Heilongjiang? ”

"And you said that they transported us to the northeast to repair the fortifications, but I don't quite understand. Since the September 18 Incident, it has been seven years since the Japanese army invaded and occupied Northeast China. With the strength of the national army, at least for the time being, it is simply unable to recover the northeast. And the other powers will not offend the Japanese by taking advantage of China's fire. Unless it's from the north? ”

Speaking of this, Guo Bingxun was shocked that the Japanese had pulled these prisoners of war all the way to the north, which was the border with the Soviet Union. Could it be that the person in front of him is guessing the truth? Did the Japanese really want to pull these prisoners of war to the Sino-Soviet border to build fortifications for them?

"Do you mean that the Japanese want to make a move on the north? It's unlikely, right? As you said, although the Japanese conquered the city and gained the upper hand for a while, they were far from being able to completely conquer China. The government is still resisting, and the Chinese are still resisting. Before the conquest of China was completed, the Japanese were far from having the capital to open up two fronts with their national strength. ”

Regarding Yang Zhen's estimate, Guo Bingxun understands some places, but he doesn't understand them very well in others, and even can't believe it. From his point of view, although Japan's national strength is far stronger than China's, there is still a considerable gap between it and the European and American powers. Due to congenital constraints, the industrial capacity of the Japanese is far from being comparable to those of the old powers of Europe and the United States. Before the Japanese completed their conquest of China, they were not yet able to attack another country. Although the Japanese are a little greedy and narrow-minded, they are not too self-conscious.

"It's not possible. For many years, the Japanese Navy had regarded the United States as its imaginary enemy, and the Army had set up itself as an imaginary enemy of the Soviet Union. As for ability? When did the Japanese ever put rice in the pot? When is it not a belly of eight taels to hold down a pound? Don't look at Japan as a small country, people are even shorter, but his ambition is inversely proportional to their size. Whether it was the Sino-Japanese War or the Russo-Japanese War, they did not use small things to make a big deal that time. ”

"Japan is a resource-poor country with many volcanoes and earthquakes. This environment has created a natural gambler personality in the Japanese. It's just that their previous gambles have been successful. It's just that the national strength of the Japanese determines that they can only fight a quick battle and cannot afford to delay the war. Not to mention anything else, if the Northeast Army rose up to resist the September 18 Incident, once the war dragged on, it would not have been possible for Japan, which was in the midst of an economic crisis back then, to delay it. ”

But it was these lucky successes that stimulated the Japanese to develop a good appetite. And those rich booty stimulated the greed in their bones even more. There is nothing in this world that they dare not do. As long as there is a three-point hope of success, they dare to poke the sky into a hole. Not to mention the Soviets, their early subordinates, even the richest Americans in the world now, they may not dare to do it. You see, in the near future, there will be a war between the Japanese and the Americans. And the Japanese will eventually die on this appetite of theirs. They even dared to sink the American warships in Nanjing, not to mention the Soviets, whom they had always regarded as their defeated men? ”

Saying this, Yang Zhen paused and took a breath and said, "Brother Guo, tell your brothers that no matter where they transport us, we must hold our breath. As you said, as long as we live, there will be a way. The Japanese have gone to such great lengths to transport us all the way here, and they will not kill us for a while. As long as we have time, we can figure out how to get out of danger. ”

Hearing Yang Zhen's words, Guo Bingxun was still immersed in his previous words, but Guo Bingxun nodded and said, "Brother Yang has figured it out now?" Yes, we must live no matter what. It's not scary to die, but we can't die like that. ”

Whether it is Yang Zhen or Guo Bingxun, they still think that the Japanese are too kind in their hearts. None of them expected the true purpose of the Japanese to finally transport them to the Northeast. If they knew, even if Guo Bingxun didn't understand what their destination was and there would be no change, it would be difficult to say that Yang Zhen would be as calm as he was now.

Although Yang Zhen had a rough guess about the intention of the Japanese to transport these prisoners of war from inside the customs to outside the customs, the development of the situation did not change according to his wishes. As the train moves, the end they are about to face is already in front of them. The bad thing about this ending is that Yang Zhen, who knows the future generations, did not expect it.

When Yang Zhen and Guo Bingxun guessed the true intention of the Japanese to transport them to the Northeast, the light that penetrated into the carriage from the ventilation window that only opened a thin slit disappeared little by little, until it completely disappeared, and the train that had been running finally stopped completely.

This time, the Japanese did not open the door of the car and deliver the little water and food that could only sustain one person as before, and did not stop for a while to move on as before. The train just stopped quietly and never started again.

Although the Japanese soldiers who escorted the train did not let the prisoners of war off the train, it was the first time that the train had stopped for such a long time since the departure from Beiping, so that all the prisoners of war knew that their destination had finally arrived. Compared with the unbearable heat and hunger in the carriage, although it is unknown what kind of outcome he will face in the future, the arrival of the end is more like a relief for all the prisoners of war in the carriage.

Although the arrival of the end was a relief for most of the tortured prisoners of war in the carriage. But Yang Zhen, who had just recovered a little bit of vitality, suddenly had an ominous premonition in his heart. And as time went by, this ominous premonition in Yang Zhen's heart did not lessen, but became stronger and stronger.

And it is obvious that he has the same feeling, not only himself, but also Guo Bingxun, who has been by his side since he sobered up, obviously feels this way. Although they couldn't make out the expressions on each other's faces in the dark, the two men looked back at each other almost at the same time. The two cold hands, which looked a little unusual in this stuffy and unbearable carriage, were also tightly clenched together.

After being silent for a while, Yang Zhen spoke first: "Brother Guo, this time it should be where they want to send us." You must take care of your brethren. Tell them not to act recklessly, to be steady, and not to give up lightly. Again, as long as you live, there is hope. ”

After listening to Yang Zhen's words, although Guo Bingxun couldn't see the expression on Yang Zhen's face at this time clearly in the dark, he also felt something from the strength of his hand. Guo Bingxun didn't answer Yang Zhen directly, but just shook the two hands holding each other vigorously before saying, "You also have to take care." Like you just said, don't give up, don't give up. ”

Before Yang Zhen could answer Guo Bingxun's words, the door of the carriage, which had been closed since the parking, was suddenly opened. As the door opened, several bright lights shone directly into the dark carriage. With the light that the human eye could not open to the snow, a voice in stiff Chinese came in: "All the people in the car get out of the car and gather." ”

When Yang Zhen and the other prisoners of war were escorted out of the carriage, they couldn't help but gasp when they saw the scene on the platform. This small station was covered with Japanese soldiers with loaded guns and 38 rifles with bayonets on their heads.

Around these Japanese soldiers, more than a dozen wolf dogs were looking at the prisoners of war in front of them with their mouths wide open, jumping up and down, desperately trying to break free from the chains in their masters' hands and come up to bite them. And more than a dozen searchlights around the platform illuminate this small platform and its surroundings.

The Japanese army welcomed these unarmed prisoners of war with such a grand scene, so that Yang Zhen quickly discovered that something was wrong. The so-called Manchukuo has been established for many years, and the Japanese army's control of the puppet army here is far from being comparable to that of the puppet army that has just been incorporated in the Guannai. It is said that the matter of escorting these prisoners of war does not require many Japanese troops at all. But now there is not a single puppet army, and all the soldiers present are authentic Japanese soldiers. And the Japanese military translator just now, judging from his stiff accent, is also an authentic Japanese. And it's not the so-called Chinese who grew up in China since childhood, and it's not those traitors, who should have been transferred from their country.

Yang Zhen found out that something was wrong, and Guo Bingxun, who was walking side by side with him, also found that something was wrong. Since he was captured in the Battle of Xuzhou, Guo Bingxun, who has lived in the prisoner of war camp much longer than Yang Zhen now, even found that the anomaly may have preceded Yang Zhen.

Guo Bingxun, who realized that something was wrong, gently tugged Yang Zhen's sleeve, and after quickly glancing around, he said in a voice that could only be heard by two people: "Brother Yang is a little wrong. Not counting the devils who escorted us, there are two squadrons of devils inside and outside this platform alone. And there is not a single puppet army in the middle. When we were escorted from Xuzhou to Beiping, although it was the Japanese army who escorted the car, except for a small number of Japanese soldiers who escorted us after getting off the car, most of them were puppet soldiers. At that time we were far more numerous than we are now. ”

"And you can see that there are at least six machine guns arranged on the bright side alone around us, and the fire control range of these machine guns covers the entire platform, leaving no dead ends at all. And these searchlights and those wolfdogs. According to the habit of the little devil who has always been arrogant and looks down on the Chinese army, there must be something strange about the little devil putting on such a big battle to greet us today. ”

Hearing Guo Bingxun's words, Yang Zhen nodded lightly, and just wanted to say something, but was smashed on the shoulder by the Japanese soldier who escorted him on the shoulder and smashed back what he wanted to say. With the falling butt of the gun, there was also the stiff Chinese words: "Go quickly, don't talk to each other." I'm whispering, dead, dead. ”

The body that was smashed by the butt of the gun that suddenly fell was crooked, if it weren't for the fast help of Guo Bingxun and the little tiger behind him, Yang Zhen, who almost didn't fall, could only swallow back the words he was about to say. Yang Zhen, who couldn't speak, only nodded slightly to Guo Bingxun to indicate that he had also discovered something unusual.

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